Fruit-press.



S. A. ROSBN.

FRUIT PRESS.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 8, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIXTEN A. ROSEN, 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALE TO HERMAN L. DOW, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

FRUIT-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 8, 1912. Serial No. 702,458.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SIXTEN A. RosEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVorcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Fruit-Press, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fruitpress particularly adapted for squeezing oranges, lemons, and the like.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character of such a nature that it can be readily taken apart for convenience in shipping and storing; to provide a suitable construction in which the holder for the fruit is supported at an elevation from the table so that a cup, tumbler or the like can be placed under it for receiving the juice; to provide a construction of holder of a convenient shape for the purpose intended and having its walls so arranged that neither the juice nor the pulp is likely to be lost from the front side thereof; to provide a convenient drain at the bottom, and to provide an improved form of plunger connected with it and supported by it in an improved manner. a

The invention also involves the simplification of the details of devices of this character.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fruit press constructed in accordance with this invention, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof both showing the plunger in opera-- tive position.

The invention is shown as comprising a holder 10 for the fruit. that is to be pressed or squeezed. This holder is provided with an open face on the front side and the back is integral with the side walls which consti- The bottom walls incline downwardly toward the center and are separated at 11 to form a slot through which the juice can drain out of the holder. This holder is shown as supported by a pair of frames 12 each comprising a front and a rear leg, the rear legs being shorter than the front legs so as to give a slight inclination to the device. At the top each frame is provided with a downwardly extending slot 13 and at the front side with a curved one 14:. The curved slot is made on an are drawn from the center of the lower end of the slot 13 so as to beconcentric therewith. The object of this will be obvious when it is seen that the holder is provided with a pair of studs 15 and 16 on each side. The stud 15 is above the stud 16 and slightly behind it. The device is set up by placing the slot '18 under the head of the stud 15 at the rear and swinging the whole frame around forwardly to cause the stud 16 to enter the slot. 14. This slot 1 1 terminates slightly in front of the slot 13 so that when the parts are brought around to their limiting positions gravity will hold them there and the holder 10 will be in'inclined position but substantially symmetrical with respect to the two legs 011 each side.

The holder is provided at the top thereof with a stud or the like 20 on which is pivoted a book 21 forming the end of the handle 22 of a plunger 23. These parts are so designed that the plunger substantially fits the open face of the holder and enters the same when swung about the pivot, 20 and brings up against the rear wall of the holder so that it has a perfectly efiicient action for the purpose intended. At the same time the juice expressed is caused to flowdown the connection thereof are in a single piece is also important as it does not necessitate the use of any separable fastenings or other small parts that are likely to get lost. The same is true of the way in which the legs are attached. It will be seen, therefore, that the device while eflicient for the purpose for which it is designed is capable of being dismembered in a very simple way for shipment and storage and can be put together again With great rapidity and without the use of tools of any kind. There are. no adjustments to be made, and none that can be made, so that the article when put together the claims.

must necessarily be assembled accurately and must be at all times ready for instantaneous use.

Although I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention I am aware-of the fact that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the scope thereof as expressed in Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but

What I do claim is 1. In a fruit press, the combination of supporting means, a holder removably connected with said means and supported by the same in an inclined position and having an open front side, and a plunger pivotally and removably connected with the top 'of said holder and adapted to enter said open side by motion about its pivot.

2. In a fruit press, the combination of a holder for the fruit, a plunger supported thereby for entering the same, and a pair of frames on opposite sides of said holder, said holder having a pivot for each frame, and a guide and stop for limiting the pivotal motion thereof.

3. In a fruit press, the combination of a holder for the fruit, a plunger adapted to enter the holder, a pair of studs on each side of the holder, and a frame adapted to be connected with said holder on each side by the studs, each frame having a pair of legs. and being provided with a slot for receiving each stud.

4. In a fruitpress, the combination of a holder for the fruit, a plunger adapted to enter the holder, apair of studs on each side of the holder, and a frame adapted to be connected with said holder on each side by the studs, each frame being provided with a slot for receiving each stud, one of the slots eX- tending downwardly from the upper end of the frame, and the other extending inwardly from one side on a curve struck from the center of the end of the first named slot.

5. In a fruit press, the combination of a holder for the fruit, a plunger adapted to enter the holder, a pair of studs on each side of the holder, and a frame adapted to be connected with said holder on each side by the studs, each frame being provided with a slot for receiving each stud, one of the slots extending downwardly from the upper end of the frame, and the other extending inwardly from one side on a curve struck from the center of the end of the first named slot, one of the studs being above the other but at the rear thereof, and the curved slot terminating at a point slightly in front of the first named slot.

6. In a fruit press, the combination of a holder for the fruit, a plunger adapted to enter the holder, a pair of frames adapted to be connected with said holder on each side, each frame having a pair of legs, said holder having inclined outer sides, and the frames being inclined to substantially fit said sides and being removably attached thereto.

7. In a fruit press, the combination of a pair of independent frames, each having a pair of legs, a holder removably connected with said frames and supported by them in an inclined position, and having an open front Side, and a plunger pivotally and removably connected with the top of said holder adapted to enter said open side.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SIXTEN A. ROSEN. Witnesses:

ALBERT E. FAY, C. FoRRnsT WESSON.

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